Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-01
Changes in the Departments Of State
and Justice Under the CIeye-
land Administration.
Why the Railroads Want to Stop the
Free Pass System-FOsteriHg the
Culture OF American SILK.
The Diffusion Process of Making Sugar to
Be Tried in Louisiana-Paciffc Rail
road Commission.
CHANGING FAST ENOUGH.

Democrat has no chance for political
preferment st the present time, and that
Republicans are continued in Office in
spite OF the fact that so many hungry
Democrats are crying for places. Your
correspondent has taken some pains to
ascertain the truth Of this charge. In
many cases the chiefs of the departments
have been unwilling or unable to give the
desired data upon which to base an esti-
mate Of these changes, but in the Depart
ment Of State and Justice the books have
been thrown open, and the result will
surprise those disgruntled men who
think that no one but Republican can
have an Office under the present admins
tration. Under the State Department
there are something less than $50 posi-
tons IN the consular service.
Since Mr.. Cleveland WAS inaug-
urated there have been 405 re-
mOvals in this service, three deaths and
eighteen designations. OF the 49, consuls
and commercial ag hts appointed in the
past two years only fifteen were reap
pOintments. 1t viii thus be seen that the
changes have been made about as rapidly
as possible under the circumstances. Ia
the Department Of Justice there have
been 442 appointments TO fill tle vacan-
cies created by IA suspensions, 104 resig-
nations and eleven deaths. Out of this
total only thirty-niEe were TeappOiEted
The other departments Of the govern
ment will show up equally well. II IS
estimated that Of the 80, 900 pOstmasters
in the country there have been Chshges in
the casesof about 40 ,0O0.At no other period
of the history Of the government has there
been such a complete turning over in the
personnel of the officers.
RAILROADS NEED PROTECTION.
Special TO the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, March % The railroad
companies have chosen to consJrue the
interstate commerce bill as prohibiting
them from issuing passes to anyone under
any circumstances. There is no definite
and distinct provision in the bill in this
respect, but the companies are undou5t-
ediy anxious to seize upon some pretext
which shall be available when they are
asked to issue free transportation. No
one who has been connected with one Of
the great trunk lines of the country can
have any idea of the length to which the
pass system bas grown. A few years ago
g member of Congress from Pennsylvania
had bis eyes opened very wide when he
applied for pass for one of his COnstitu-
ents. This member Wss under great obi
cations to 8 political friend to whom
he owed his success and whom
he desired to compensate in some
manner. He asked this friend what he
could do for him, and the friend replied
that there was olly ore thing he wanted
and that was an annual pass o,Eer the
Pennsylvania Railway system. T Ee Con-
gresham at once set out for Phil6ke phia,
where ne called upon President Roberts
Of the Penns} lNania Road and Stated. his
request. Mr.. Roberts replica that it
would be impossible for him TO comply
with it. The Congressman sid that he
would be willing to surrender his own
pass and to pay fare every time he trav-
eled if the request of bis constituent
could be complied with. President Rob
erts said that ne would lay the
case before the board of directors
and give reply the following
dgy. The board met and the request was
refused. When the Congressman again
called upon him Mr.. Roberts told him OF
the action of the bo&rd, and said: "Uave
you any idea Of the number of passes
WHICH IOuuU " UC tOuLSIduulUS WuCu
assumed the duties Of my Officer" The
member replied that che had no idea"
Mr.. Roberts said, Mrhere were no less
than 60, 900, and the iabuse has grown so
enormous that we are compelled to refuse
all requests in CONSEQUENCE"
| Your correspondent rode over the
! Baltimore and Ohio. Railway from Wash
| ington to Chicago ON the last Sunday II
! August, 1886. There were three sleeping
cars on the traini Every section wa:
! occupied, some of the births even baC
| two passengers dach. The conductor
went through the train to take up tn
| tickets and found that the entire receipt
to the railroadf company from those
three cars consisted of the money pait
for sleeping carr Accommodations with tn
exception of 2bout $50 which some IN
fortunate Individual had been compelled
to pay the ("grasping corporation" 10
transporting himself, his wife and chill
to ChicagoJ That man was the only on
in the thre6 cars who had not pass il
his pocket
AMERICAN SILKS.
Special to the q gazette.
WAsHINGToN, March 28.-It is be
lieved that thS Department Of Agrlcul
ture's new departure in setting up me-
chi cry for winding the silk from cocoon'
which is on exhibition daily in the anne
building, will RESULT in considerable ex
tension of the s PIX growing industry
this country. Hundreds Of visitors, es
peCially ladies, takd the greatest intere!
in the miniature exhibition, and the d
mands for copies OF the bulletin on ST
worm culture mas m&de it necessary
! issue seven or eight editions. Officials
the department say thAt the requests f
silk worm eggs, already on file in the d
partment, greatly exteed those receive
in any previous year since The departing
began their distribution. As a cOns'
quence, 1t is expected that large quaint
ties of American grown silk will
placed on the market rteXt year.
PACIFIC RAILRoADt COMMISSION.
| Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, MARCH, 2S-The Pre-!
, dent is considering thf appointment
the commission to inJestlgafe. the 8
, counts of the Pacific filirOad.s He b
! almost as many names lte draw Areg
when the selection OF 5oard
state Commerce
, Among the na2
: ming iix.z